Live Stream: Foreign Minister Westerwelle at Brookings - "The Euro and Europe's Future"

Jan 20, 2012

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On January 20, Foreign Minister Westerwelle delivered an address at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, on the state of the euro and Europe, emphasizing that the European Union has what it takes to emerge from the current sovereign debt crisis as one of the world’s shaping powers.

Foreign Minister Westerwelle at Brookings

"The Euro and the Future of Europe" - Speech by Foreign Minister Westerwelle at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC

"There is no good future for Germany without a good future for a united Europe. While there are undoubtedly differences in opinion among German political parties on the details of crisis management, there is a broad consensus that the answer to the current crisis has to be 'more Europe,' not 'less Europe.'. Germany is and remains deeply and firmly committed to a united Europe."

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